Back when I had triplets, and I suspect with most first time parents, it all seemed so important. Scheduled eating, sleep training, rigid nap taking, planned walks and so on. And, naturally, with three it was more important. If all three were allowed to eat on demand until they were 2 I'd be insane (more than I am already I mean,) But one baby eating on demand? Eh. I'm up anyway. Some triplet nightmare or something, or just the aches and pains of being old, post pregnancy and fat.
Naps? Well, unfortunately for the kid, he's kinda screwed by association with triplets who only nap once a day and need to get out of the house every morning. Makes it hard for him to nap whenever he's supposed to. So, then when I am home with him, how can I expect him to follow a nap schedule? Sleep training? Well, how do you go from rocking that tiny infant to sleep with tears in your eyes while singing love songs to him to letting him soothe his own dang self? The triplets were never rocked to sleep in their lives. Sucks to be them, but it was reality. A bouncy chair or swing, maybe, but no mommy ever sang and rocked them to sleep.
Ugh that makes me feel guilty as sin.
And so this kid will probably be on the bottle until he's 8, wake at night until he's 18, and live in the basement of our home playing computer games and drinking liters of Coke until we croak or he slaughters us in our sleep due to deep psychological problems. Caused by me. Babying the crap out of him.
But he's just so cute! How do you not also keep thinking that this is the last time I get to spoil a kid, snuggle a sleepy baby, see one of his middle of the night smiles greeting me, or bottle feed him into a food coma? It'll be years before I have grandchildren, I have to soak all this up or miss it forever!
I'll sleep when they go to college. For now I'll just watch them sleep.
College is a long, long, long time away right now. I don't think you're gonna make it.
ReplyDeleteRelax. He may be getting the better end of the parenting deal right now, but when those three first borns start doing stuff outside of the house and he spends his life in a carseat, it'll make up for it. Promise.
Holy cow! Your kids are BEAUTIFUL! I think you are being too hard on yourself. You are doing a wonderful job. Just take it one day at a time. I love your blog! :)
ReplyDeletehe is soo cute! I think you got your priorities right, LOL. You can sleep later (probably the years between 3-16 before they get independent and want to drive). But you are right, he will only be young once and these days will really go by too fast! so enjoy "spoiling" him!
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Wow... That kid is a beast. I'm going to have to keep an eye on him the next time I visit. He might eat me!
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